The debasing of American politics

[nailer]

Excellent article. http://www.economist.com/news/leader...ericanpolitics

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by nailer

Excellent article. http://www.economist.com/news/leader...ericanpolitics

It started when blow job entered the dinner conversation.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

It started when blow job entered the dinner conversation.

And that was the doing of political rivals a.k.a. Republicans. Nobody said a word about FDR and Lucy Rutherfurd, Ike and Kay Summersby, or JFK and Marilyn Monroe, and certainly not Abe Lincoln and Joshua Speed. Private lives were always just that: private and off limits until a serial adulterer from Georgia made them "fair game".

I hate Republicans with every fiber of my being.

[whell]

Originally Posted by Boreas

I hate Republicans with every fiber of my being.

...and its pretty clear that's what fuels your posts.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by whell

...and its pretty clear that's what fuels your posts.

Good morning, sunshine.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Boreas

And that was the doing of political rivals a.k.a. Republicans. Nobody said a word about FDR and Lucy Rutherfurd, Ike and Kay Summersby, or JFK and Marilyn Monroe, and certainly not Abe Lincoln and Joshua Speed. Private lives were always just that: private and off limits until a serial adulterer from Georgia made them "fair game".

I hate Republicans with every fiber of my being.

When a Republican does it, it's not adultery.......or incest.....or rape.....or perversion........or embezzlement.....or........tax evasion... He simply begs his imaginary friend in the sky for forgiveness and that makes is all good.

I agree; They are extremely hate-able.

[whell]

Here's the debasing of American politics right here, actively coordinated and orchestrated by the media, the Democrats and surrogates.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/poli...108304112.html

One needs no further evidence of this than the recent releases from Wikileaks.

And we have a president who wants to put someone in charge of "curating" it: https://www.yahoo.com/news/obama-dec...214642552.html

I'm sure his buddies at Google will be happy to take that on. Here comes 1984, just a few years late.

[Rajoo]

If Bill Clinton's offense(s) were impeachable, that should then automatically disqualify Trump and then by default, Hillary becomes President. Is that what you are advocating whell?

[whell]

Originally Posted by Rajoo

If Bill Clinton's offense(s) were impeachable, that should then automatically disqualify Trump and then by default, Hillary becomes President. Is that what you are advocating whell?

Well, that's a nice twisting of fact. You seem to be forgetting what Clinton was impeached for.

On the other hand, if Clinton's offenses were met by him and his constituents with lies and attempts to assassinate the character of his accusers - and his wife was not a small participant in those matter - and his actions just didn't matter to Democrats at the time, then why do you care about what Trump is accused of now?

I can just imagine he indignation that would be manifest of the left if today one of Trump's surrogates said something about the women making these accusations like: ""If you drag a hundred dollar bill through a trailer park, you never know what you'll find."

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by whell

Well, that's a nice twisting of fact. You seem to be forgetting what Clinton was impeached for.

On the other hand, if Clinton's offenses were met by him and his constituents with lies and attempts to assassinate the character of his accusers - and his wife was not a small participant in those matter - and his actions just didn't matter to Democrats at the time, then why do you care about what Trump is accused of now?

I can just imagine he indignation that would be manifest of the left if today one of Trump's surrogates said something about the women making these accusations like: ""If you drag a hundred dollar bill through a trailer park, you never know what you'll find."

You are the one that is deflecting the topic, and where did I twist the fact?
This is a comparison between Bill and Donald's virtues and escapades, and why should their respective constituents enter into the conversation?